CVE-2024-0340 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2024-0340 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 09/01/2024 | CVE Updated: 15/11/2024 | CVE Year: 2024
Source: redhat | Vendor: | Product:
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2024-0340 Description

A vulnerability was found in vhost_new_msg in drivers/vhost/vhost.c in the Linux kernel, which does not properly initialize memory in messages passed between virtual guests and the host operating system in the vhost/vhost.c:vhost_new_msg() function. This issue can allow local privileged users to read some kernel memory contents when reading from the /dev/vhost-net device file.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-200
CWE Name: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).